Editor’s Notes: How About a Career in the Auto Body Industry, Son?
Just the other day, I once again had the “what do you want to do with your life” discussion with my 15-year-old son. And I brought up a career in the auto body industry.
Pennsylvania Prohibits Insurers from Using Price Optimization in P&C Rates
Following other states, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issues an official notice warning the state’s insurers.
NABR Teams Up with Time Shaver Tools to Launch VRS Labor Rate Survey
Survey provides an independent, third-party source of state-wide labor rate data, based on shops’ actual prices, not on an artificially defined, single prevailing rate.
Urethane Supply Announces New Instructors for I-CAR Nitrogen Plastic Welding Course
Bob Zelano (Florida), Lupe Hererra (Texas), Peter Vann (Southern California) and Steven Dike (Missouri) will present the three-hour “Introduction to Nitrogen Plastic Welding” course right in shops for up to three technicians.
Google Reveals Self-Driving Cars Have Been in Accidents
Consumer Watchdog group is calling on technology company to release data about the crashes involving its driverless cars.
Michael Bradshaw of K&M Collision Sponsors VRS Ray Gunder Real-Time Labor Rate Survey for North Carolina
Survey officially kicked off on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, as the Gunder surveys continued their nationwide expansion to all 50 states.
Three-C Body Shops Teams with NABR to Launch VRS Ray Gunder Real-Time Labor Rate Survey in Ohio
NABR has also launched the survey in Idaho, Texas, Georgia and Florida to “break through the long-time trend of stagnant labor rates and restore rates to higher, free market-based levels.”
Publisher’s Perspective: Make Mine Certified, Please…
Congratulations goes to Darin Morrison of Ankeny, Iowa, whose score on four different components of the collision category of the ASE certification test ranked him the highest in the nation this year.
Idaho Collision Repairers Select National AutoBody Research to Implement Ray Gunder Real-Time Labor Rate Survey
Survey will eliminate “prevailing rate” and instead produce a range of market-based prices for shop labor and material rates based on shops’ location, training, equipment and certifications.
CARSTAR Silver Hammer Donates Recycled Ride to Needy Family
Refurbished Mercury Mariner donated through NABC’s Recycled Rides program goes to young mother with infant in need of specialized medical care.
